Gamagori City finances

愛知県蒲郡市の財政

City Aichi Prefecture, Japan Population 77,535 Area 56.96 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥46.6B
Per resident ¥600,810
Local bonds outstanding
¥22.4B
Per resident ¥288,648
Reserve funds
¥32.8B
Per resident ¥423,322
Fiscal strength index
0.79
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Aichi Prefecture

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.79
#228 of 1718 in Japan · #37 of 54 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.64
0.51.0
What this means

How much of the standard cost of public services a municipality can cover with its own tax revenue. Above 1.0, it receives no ordinary local allocation tax from the national government.

Current balance ratio
94.1%
#1214 of 1741 in Japan · #40 of 54 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.0%
708090100
What this means

Recurring costs that must be paid every year (personnel, social assistance, debt service) as a share of recurring general revenue. The higher it is, the less room for new spending; above 90% is considered rigid.

Local bonds outstanding per residentBetter than peers
¥288,648
#320 of 1741 in Japan · #40 of 54 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥382,998
What this means

Outstanding local government bonds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥423,322
#560 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 54 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥126,853
What this means

Fiscal adjustment, debt reduction and special-purpose funds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Own-source revenue ratioBetter than peers
64.6%
#51 of 1741 in Japan · #14 of 54 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 43.4%
What this means

The share of revenue the municipality raises itself: taxes, fees, charges and similar.

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
29.6%
#663 of 1718 in Japan · #9 of 54 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 18.8%
What this means

The freely usable reserve (fiscal adjustment fund) as a percentage of standard annual revenue. Around 10–20% is considered comfortable.

Revenue ¥48.7B · per resident ¥628,407

Local taxes 28.0%Shared taxes and grants 7.3%Local allocation tax 7.1%National subsidies 11.6%Prefectural subsidies 4.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.2%Donations 3.6%Other 33.0%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥13.6B¥175,82628.0%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥3.5B¥45,6907.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥3.5B¥44,6247.1%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥5.7B¥73,05711.6%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥2.1B¥26,4464.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥2.6B¥32,8955.2%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.8B¥22,6273.6%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥16.1B¥207,24233.0%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥1.7B

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 50,000–100,000 people (234)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥14.1B¥181,454¥194,51730.2%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥13.3B¥171,322¥69,05328.5%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥5.9B¥76,246¥39,91312.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥4.5B¥58,110¥57,0589.7%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥2.8B¥36,648¥44,1776.1%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥2.7B¥34,964¥38,6835.8%
Fire & emergency¥1.4B¥17,795¥17,6233.0%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥940M¥12,130¥8,6412.0%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥521M¥6,722¥9,0051.1%
Assembly¥253M¥3,264¥3,3390.5%
Labor¥145M¥1,872¥4580.3%
Disaster recovery¥22M¥284¥810.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥5.4B
Per resident ¥69,291 (median ¥77,676)
Elderly
¥3.0B
Per resident ¥38,175 (median ¥34,812)
Social welfare
¥4.6B
Per resident ¥58,689 (median ¥63,964)
Public assistance
¥1.2B
Per resident ¥15,070 (median ¥17,030)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 38.8% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.600.700.800.902015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

85%88%90%92%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

77K78K79K80K81K82K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202477,535¥46.6B¥22.4B¥32.8B0.7994.1%—
FY202378,140¥46.1B¥22.4B¥27.4B0.8092.8%—
FY202278,666¥39.0B¥23.8B¥22.6B0.8390.7%—
FY202179,261¥38.2B¥25.0B¥16.8B0.8585.4%—
FY202079,621¥42.5B¥25.1B¥13.5B0.8789.3%—
FY201980,239¥31.8B¥25.5B¥10.1B0.8890.1%—
FY201880,531¥28.3B¥25.3B¥7.8B0.8890.1%—
FY201780,483¥27.7B¥26.3B¥7.4B0.8890.1%—
FY201680,856¥26.7B¥27.1B¥6.5B0.8689.9%—
FY201581,291¥27.1B¥28.1B¥6.1B0.8688.9%—

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Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Settlement of accounts by municipality" (ordinary accounts), processed by Zaisei Zukan. Per-resident amounts use that year's basic resident register population. Fiscal years run from April to March (FY2024 = April 2024 to March 2025). 日本語のページ(AIの要約・首長と選挙)